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J. R. MURRAY, W. MAGEE & A. WAGNIERE.

FARE REGISTER.

No. 583,539. Patented June 1,1897.

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No. 583,539. Patented June 1,1897.

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JOHN ROBERT MURRAY, IVALTER MAGEE, AND AUGUST IVAGNIERE, OF LOS ANGELES,CALIFORNIA.

FARE- REGISTER.

STPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583,539, dated June 1,1897. Application filed November Z0, 1895. Serial No. 569,597. (No111C[l0l.

T aZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN ROBERT MUR RAY, a citizen of Canada, (who hasdeclared his intention to become a citizen of the United States,) andWALTER MAGEE and AUoUsr \VAGNIERE, citizens of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Fare-Register, of

which the following is a specification.

One object of our invention is to provide a fare-register which willcompel the operator to open his hand fully in the act of registering afare, so as to prevent him from carry [5 ing concealed in his hand whileoperating the register a false bell,which is ordinarilyknown as abrother-in-law. \Ve accomplish this by the use of twomechanism-operating handles to be operated by the thumb and one of thefingers of one hand. Our invention in this respect includes afare-register having projecting from its mechanism-containing case twomechanism-operating handles arranged to be operated by the thumb andtinger of one hand and set at a distance apart sufficiently great torequire the hand of the operator to be opened fully in order to graspsaid handles to operate them simultaneously.

Another object of our invention is to provide very simple, effective,and compact mechanism for actuating the counters of the registerandsounding a signal. Care is taken to so construct such mechanism that thecounters will be fully operated before the bell is sounded and also toprevent two or more fares from being registered with only one soundingof the bell, so that our register in common with former registers willafford protection to both the car company and the 40 conductor.

Another object of our invention is to provide improved mechanism forcounting the fares and locking the actuating mechanism when thetrip-counter is being set for a new trip and to prevent any fares frombeing registered after the setback has been moved until the counters arefully set to begin with number 1 to register the fares of the trip.

The accompanying drawings illustrate our invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of our register.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking at the left side of Fig. 1. This isthe side that is toward the right hand of the conductor when theregister is hung in place 011 the breast of the conductor ready for use.Fig. 3 is an elevation of the other side of the register. Fig. l is afront elevation of the register when the cover is removed. Dotted linesshow the position of parts when the register is partly op erated toregister a fare. Fig. 5 is an elevation looking at the left side of Fig.4:, cover removed. Fig. (5 is an elevation of the other side of theregister, cover removed. In Figs. 5 and 6 parts of the register arebroken to expose other parts. Figs. 7 and 8 are cross sections along theaxis of the counter-carrying shafts and looking in opposite directions,as indicated by the arrows on lines 7 8, Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, (J, 9, 10,and 11. The case or cover is shown in place, as in Fi s. 1, 2, and 3.Fig. 7 shows the upper portion, and Fig. 8 the lower portion, of theregister as viewed from the line 7 8, Figs. 1, the. Fig. 9 is afragmental section on line 9 9, Figs. 4;, 7, and 8. Fig. 10 is a sectionon line l0 10, Figs. at, 7, and S. Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation online 11 11, Figs. 4, 7, and 8, showing in dotted lines the several deepteeth on the continuous counters. Fig. 11 shows the continuouscounter-actuating dogs removed. Fig. 12 is a sectional plan, theactuating-plates and counters being removed. Line 12 12, Figs. 7, 8, 9,10, and 11, indicates the plane on which the counters are removed.Fragments of the actuating bars or plates are shown detached. Springs HH are broken away, and dotted lines indicate the portions which havebeen removed. Fig. 13 is a plan on a reduced scale showing amodification of the actuating device. Fig. 14 shows another modification of the actuating device. Fig. 15 shows another modification ol' theactuating device. In this form the handles are arranged at a suitabledistance apart to require the hand of the operator to be open when thethumb and finger are used to operate the handles simultaneously; and thelocking appliance which normally locks the counter-operating handle is atooth which sets in a notch in such counter-operating handle. Fig. 16illustrates the hooks 011 the bars orplatcs BBBand B An importantfeature of our invention is the means for preventing the use by theconductor of any false bell carried in the hand which operates theregister and operated to sound a signal as though a fare had been rung,when in fact the register has not been operated; and this feature of ourinvention comprises the combination, in a fare-register, of acounter-operatin g part connected with a handle and a locking deviceconnected with another handle and arranged to normally lock the registerand to release the same and allow it to be operated when both handlesare simultaneously operated.

Our newly-invented fare-register, as illustrated in the drawings, isprovided with two operating-handles A A, arranged at a suitable distanceapart to require the hand of the operator to be open when the thumb andfinger are used to operate the handles simultaneously. Suitablecounter-actuating means are operatively connected with one of thehandles and arranged to actuate the counters of the register; and thelocking appliance is operatively connected with the other handle andadapted and arranged to normally look the counter-operating handle andto release the same when both handles are operated simultaneously.

In the drawings we have shown four terms of the appliance for carryingthis invention into practice. In each of these views, A A indicate thetwo handles which the operator must simultaneously operate to actuatethe register. It is to be understood that the form of these handles isimmaterial, but that their position relative to each other isimportant-- that is to say, our invention comprises a fareregisterhaving projecting from opposite sides of its mechanism-containing casetwo outwardly spring-pressed 1nechanism-operating handles set at adistance apart approximating the span of the operators hand and adaptedand arranged to be simultaneously moved inward by the thumb and fingerof one hand and connected with internal mechanism of the register, whichis so arranged that the two handles must be simultaneously actuated inorder for either of them to be actuated sufficiently to operate thecounter.

In the invention, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4, the two handles A andA are connected, respectively, with two sliding bars B and B, which arearranged in the frame Z to reciprocate thereacross, and the bars B and 3are provided with slots Z) b, respectively, which throughout the greaterportion of their length extend diagonally across their respective bars,slanting from each other when the bars are at rest and extended, andwhich slots, at their inner ends, are parallel with the path of thebars. These bars are arranged to actuate a pin G, which is connectedwith the eounter-operating slide D, which slides in a path transversethe path of the bars B and B.

In practical use, to operate the register with one hand, the conductormust placehis thumb upon one of the handles-A, for instance and one ormore of his fingers upon the other handle A, and then by closing thethumb and fingers toward each other the two bars B and B will besimultaneously moved toward each other, and this will cause the obliqueand lower walls of the two grooves Z) and b to engage the pin Osimultaneously and force the pin 0 toward the upper edge of the two barsuntil it lodges against the upper ends of the two slots. This movementof the pin forces the counter-actuatin g slide upward, and motion isthereby transmitted to suitable mechanism to actuate the trip-counter Eand continuous counter F; but if only one of the handles, either A or A,is pushed in while the other handle remains in its extended position(into which it is forced by a suitable spring, such as the spring G,which is connected with the pin 0 and arranged to draw it and the bar Dinto their retracted position, or the springs II and II, which arearranged to press the bars B and B outward) then when it has been movedinward sufficiently to cause the oblique wall of the slot to engage thepin 0 the pin C cannot move in response to the pressure of the obliquewall of the slot because the upper wall of the lower part I) of the slotin the other bar will intercept it, and this is true of both of the barsindiscriminately when either is moved alone, and this would be the easeregardless of the shape of the other bar beyond the portion Z) of theslotthat is to say, one of the bars only may be used for actuating thepin C and the other bar may not be arranged to actuate the pin, but maysimply be provided with a stop, such as the stop formed by the wall I),so that the pin will be intercepted excepting when the two bars aremoved simultaneously at the initial movement of the actuating-bar.

In Fig. 13 the two bars (lettered B and B, respectively,) are connectedwith the pin 0 by two connecting-rods 1 and 2, which are pivoted totheir respective bars by pivots 3 3, passed through slots 13 123, whichare parallel with the path of the bars B B. It and 15 indicatelocking-hooks fastened to the bars B and B, respectively. 16 indicates apin fixed to the slide D. When either of the bars B and B is in normalposition, its hook incloses the pin 16 and prevents it and the slide Dfrom moving up, but when both bars are pushed in the slots 13 13 allowthe bars to move sufficiently to withdraw the hooks from the path of thepin and allow the slide D to move up. With this arrangen'ient, when bothhandles are pressed inward, the two connecting-rods 1 2 will operate inconjunction to force the pin 0 upward, but if only one of the handles ispressed in and the other one left stationary the hook of the stationarybar will hold the pin 10' to lock the register.

In Fig. 14; the actuating-bar D" is provided at one side with a rack at,and each of the reciprocating bars B and B' is provided with a rack 5 6,respectively, and a cogwheel 7 is arranged meshing with all three racks,so that if both bars 3 B" are operated simultaneously they will turn thecogwheel to actuate the slide D". The bars 13 and B are respectivelyprovided with the hooks 14; and 15, and the slide D is provided with thepin 16, which hooks and pin are the same in structure and purpose asthose shown in Fig. 13.

In the form shown in Fig. 15 one of the handles A is fastened directlyto the actuating-slide D and is arranged at the bottom of one side ofthe register, while the other handle A is connected with a dog 8, whichenters a notch 9 in the actuating-slide D and is normally held there bya spring 10, so that in order to actuate the slide D the operator mustactuate both of the handles A and A at the same time, thus to withdrawthe dog and allow the slide to move upward.

It is not deemed necessary to make further illustrations of ways inwhich this fraud-preventing improvement can be applied to registers, butwe wish it to be understood that we desire to claim, broadly, afare-register having a locking device and a counter-actuating device andtwo handles-for operating the same arranged at such a distance apartthat the operator must fully open the hand in order to actuate the twohandles simultaneously.

In Figs. 13, 14, and 15 the counter-actuating members D, D", and D arenot shown in detail, and no means are shown whereby they will beconnected with the counterwheels, but it is to be understood that anysuitable means may be employed. We will now describe the means shown inthe previous figures for connecting the counter-operating slide ormember with the counterwheels. The counter-wheelsf,f,f,f, e, and e areeach provided with a ratchet-wheel I, I, I", 1, 1, and I", respectively.The ratchet-wheels I I I 1 are respectively fastened to thecounter-wheelsf, f, f, and f and differ from one another in that one ofthe notches of each ratchet-wheel is deeper than the correspondingvnotch of its succeeding wheel. This is indicated in Fig. 11, in whichthe deep notch in the units-wheel I is marked '1' and is deepest of allthe notches, and the deep notches t' and i in the tens and hundredswheels are shallower successively, while all of the notches in thethousandswheel I are of uniform depth.

J indicates a dog-carrying frame journaled coaxial with thecounter-wheels and ratchetwheels and provided with a series of dogs K,K, K, and K, which are fastened to a sleeve 18, which is jonrnaled onthe frame J and pressed by a spring 19 to throw the dogs toward theratchets. The detents 7t 50.,

of the dogs are arranged to simultaneously seat in the deep notches oftheir respective/ ratchet-wheels when said deep notches aresimultaneously brought to receive the several detents.

J J are arms connected with the dog-carrying frame and arranged tocontact with the counter-actuating slide or member D, to be operatedthereby when such member is reeiprocated.

L is the bell-hammer-carrying dog, which the bell-hammer L is mounted.

L indicates a spring arranged to actuate the bellhammer-carrying dog.

M indicates a dog-actuating hook pivoted to the counter-actuating slideD and arranged to engage and actuate the hammer-carrying dog when theslide D is reciprocated in one direction and provided with a face moblique to the path of the hook.

N indicates a spring arranged to normally hold the hook in position toengage the dog when the slide is reciprocated. M indicates a stopfastened to the frame Z and arranged to engage the oblique face on ofthe hook member M when the hook is reciprocated by the slide D, to whichit is pivoted to operate the dog L, whereby the hook is released fromthe dog when the slide has been moved to operate the counter. The slideD, the mechanism which operatively connects it with the ratchet-wheels,the stop M, the oblique face an and the hook portion m of the hookmember, and the hammer-carrying dog L are arranged in such relation withone another that the oblique face m will not engage the stop ll"sufficiently to throw the hook M and release the dog L until thecounter-wheel has been fully operated, but will engage such stop andthus actuate the hook to release the hammer-carrying dog after thecounter has been fully operated.

K and K indicate the dogs for the ratchets of the trip-counters c and 6.They are mounted on a sleeve 18, which is controlled by a spring 19 topress the dogs toward their ratchets I' and l. The trip-counter wheels 6and e are journaled on the axle O, which at its inner portion forms asleeve which fits upon the in nerend of the axle 0, upon which thecontinuous counters are mounted. Suitable means, such as the ratchet P,Fig. 9, are provided to allow the axle to turn the trip-counter wheelsto set them to 0 and to allow the wheels to rotate forward freely on theaxle. Each of the wheels 6 and e is provided with a ratchet, such asshown at P in Fig. 9. Suitable means, such as the pawl Q, are arrangedto prevent the counter-wheels from turning backward and to allow them toturn forward. A disk R is fastened to the axle O to rotate therewith andis provided with a notch 7. (See Fig. 5.) S is a lever provided on oneside with a tooth 5, arranged to engage the rim of the disk and to enterthe notch therein, and the lever is provided on the other side with astop 8, adapted to stand in the path of the counter-actuating slide Dwhen the disk is in position to engage the tooth with upon its rim andarranged to be out of the path of the slide when the tooth s is in thenotch 7'.

s is a spring arranged to press the lever toward the disk.

T is a trip-signal cylinder having upon its face markings or signalst tto indicate the in and out trips and provided with the cog-wheel T,having a number of teeth equal to a multiple of the number of suchsignals on the face of the cylinder-that is to say, the cylinder shownhas four signals and its cogwheel has sixteen teeth.

U indicates an arm fastened to the axle O and provided with a series ofteeth to equal in number to one less than the number of the signals 011the face of the cylinder. As shown, there are three teeth on the end ofthe arm.

V indicates a handle for rotating the axle. The set-back handle V isdetachable and arranged to fit upon the outside of the case Z and passthrough a hole in the ease and fit the end of the axle 0. Suitablemeans, such as a tooth "v on the handle and the socket o in the axle,are provided to prevent the han dle from turning on the axle.

V indicates a screw inserted through the handle and screwed into theaxle O to hold the handle in place.

V indicates a drop forming part of the handle for use in turning thehandle.

V indicates a spring-catch for holding the drop against the side of thecase when the handle is not in use for setting back the trip counters.

The counter-actuating slide is provided with a series of teeth (Z, and adog d is arranged to engage with the teeth during the intermediatemovement of the slide D. The spring d holds the dog in position forengaging the teeth d when the slide is reciprocated. The slide is cutaway, as shown at c d" in Figs. 4 and 12, so as not to engage the dogwhen the slide is thrown to the limit of its movement in eitherdirection. The counter actuating slide provided with these teeth, thecounters, the means connected with the slide for actuating suchcounters, the bellactuating hook carried by the slide, the11ammer-operating means arranged to be engaged by such hook, thehook-releasing means arranged to withdraw the hook from the hammer whenthe slide has moved sufficiently to fully actuate the counter, and thedog arranged to engage with the teeth during the intermediate movementof the slide are all arranged in relation with one another, as shown, sothat the initial movement of the slide in either direction will bringthe teeth into engagement with the dog (1, so that the slide cannot moveback until it has been fully operated, and the hook-releasing means arearranged so as not to free the hammer until the counter has been fullyactuated. The

dog d operates in both directions to prevent the return of the slideafter it has started to move, so that both the conductor and thestreet-car company are protected against errors; but we do not claim,broadly, means for preventing the return movement of the actuating-slideof a fare-register until it has been fully actuated.

In practical operation the conductor at the beginning of a trip willrelease the drop V from its retaining-spring V and will turn thesetback-handle V thus to rotate the shaft 0 and carry the arm U around,thus moving the trip-signal indicator T to indicate the trip reverse tothat which was previously indicated. The tooth s on the lever S isratchetshaped to allow the disk R to turn freely in one direction, andthe tooth s and notch r are formed to prevent the disk from turning inthe other direction, but the same office is performed by the pawl Q.lVhen the axle is rotated, it turns the disk, and the rim of the diskthrows the tooth s out of the notch r, and this throws the lever S awayfrom the disk and brings the stop 8 into the path of the slide D, sothat the slide D cannot be operated except when the disk R is inposition to allow the tooth s to seat in the notch 0*. When the axle Ohas been fully rotated, and hence the wheels 6 c reset to zero, thespring 8 throws the lever to seat the tooth in the notch, and thusbrings the stop .5" out of the path of the slide D, so that the slidecan be operated. lVhen this movement is completed, the register is againready for operation.

The click p of the ratchet P is fastened to the axle 0 throughintermediate means, such as the collar 19, which fits upon the axle 0,and is preferably fastened to the axle by a screw 19'. There is but onenotch 12 in the counter-wheel into which the click 1) seats, and it isarranged to allow the wheel to rotate forward freely an unlimited numberof times and to allow the axle to rotate in the same direction withoutmoving the wheel until the click enters the notch, after which theforward rotation of the axle will move the wheel forward. The click 1),notch 19, the numerals on the face of the wheel, the sightopening E inthe case, the lever S, with its tooth and stop, the notch r in the diskR, and the toothed arm U are all arranged with such relation to oneanother that when the axle O is rotated forward by the handle V and isthen brought to rest with the tooth s in the notch r the trip-counterswill be brought into position with O O showing through the hole E" inthe case, so that the first movement of the slide D thereafter willcause the counter to register 1, and the toothed arm U will just bebrought into engagement with the cog-wheel T of the tripsignal cylinderT, so that any further movement of the axle will again operate thetripcounter at the same time that the teeth 8 is withdrawn from thenotch 0'. By reason of this arrangement the register is locked againstbeing operated after the axle O has been turned and until it has beenturned sufficiently to properly set the register to begin a new trip.When it has been brought into this position, the conductor will graspthe two handles A A between his thumb and tinger and press them towardeach other, thus actuating the slide, which operates both the trip andcontinuous counters and registers the fare. Immediately after the farehas been registered the further movement of the slide releases thehammer and allows it to strike the bell. Then the conductor releases thehandles A A, and the several springs carry the actuating parts back totheir normal position, and the register is again ready for operation.

All of the counter-wheels are journaled coaxially upon the twoshafts 0and O, and the shaft 0 is journaled in the frame and on the end of theshaft 0, so as to rotate; but the shaft 0 is held from rotating by anysuitable means. In the drawings the end of the shaft is angular Where itrests in the support that connects it with the frame, so that the shaft0 will not rotate. This is necessary in order to prevent moving thecontinuous counters when the trip-counters are set back.

L indicates a fragment of the bell.

a indicates a screw to clamp the arm U to the shaft 0.

Z indicates the post by which the spring G is secured to the frame Z.

Now, having described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure byLetters Patent, is-

1. A fare-register having two mechanismoperating handles each projectingfrom the mechanismcontaining case, one of the handles projecting fromone side of the case, and the other handle projecting from the oppositeside of the case; said handles being outwardly spring-pressed andadapted and arranged to be simultaneously moved inward toward the casebythe thumb and finger of one hand to actuate the registering mechanism;whereby when the handles are grasped by the thumb and finger to actuatethe registering mechanism, the case will be in the palm of the hand.

2. A fare-register having a lockin g device and a counter-actuatingdevice and two handles for operating the same projecting from the1nechanism-containing case of the register and arranged to be operatedby the thumb and finger of one hand and set at a distance apartsufficiently great to require the hand of the operator to be openedfully in order to grasp said handles and operate them simul taneously.

3. A fare-register provided with two operating-handles arranged at asuitable distance apart to require the hand of the operator to be openwhen the thumb and finger are used to operate the handlessimultaneously; means operatively connected with one of the handies andarranged to actuate the counters of the register; and a lockingappliance operatively connected with the other handle and adapted andarranged to normally lock the counter-operating handle, and to releasethe same when both handles are operated simultaneously, substantially asset forth.

4. The combination in a fare-register, of a 1nechanism-containing case,a counter-operating member connected with a handle, which projectsoutward from the case and is arranged to be operated by a thumb orfinger of the operator; a locking device connected with another handlewhich projects from the case and is arranged to be operated by a thumbor finger of the operator; such locking device being arranged tonormally look the register, and to release the same when both handlesare simultaneously operated, substantially as set forth.

5. In a fare-register, the combination of a reciprocatingcounter-actuating member; a register-operating member arranged toreciprocate in a path transverse to the path of the counter-actuatingmember; means connecting the register-operating member with thecounter-actuating member to reciprocate the same; and a locking memberarranged to move in a path substantially parallel to theregister-operating member and adapted and arranged to normally look theregister-operating member, and to release the same when thrown out ofits normal position, substantially as set forth.

6. In a fare-register, the combination of the slides arranged to move inparallel paths and each provided with a slot, which, throughout itsgreater length is oblique to the paths of the slides, but has at one enda portion parallel with such paths; a slide arranged to move in a pathtransverse to the path of the slotted slides and provided with a pinarranged in the slots of the slotted slides, sub stantially as setforth.

7. In a fare-register, the combination of a slide provided with a slot,a portion of which is parallel with the path of the slide and anotherportion oblique to such path; a counteractuating slide arranged to movein a path transverse to the path of the slotted slide and provided witha pin extending into the slot of the slotted slide; and thelocking-slide provided with a stop arranged to normally intercept thepin and adapted to release the pin when the locking-slide is moved fromits normal position; and springs to hold the several slides in normalposition.

8. In a fare-register, the combination of a trip-counter wheel journaledon an axle; means connected with the axle to turn the trip-counter wheelto set it to 0 and arranged to allow such wheels to rotate forwardfreely on the axle; means arranged to prevent the counter-wheel fromturning backward and allow it to turn forward; a disk fastened to theaxle to rotate therewith and provided with a notch; a counter-actuati ngslide; counter-actuating mechanism operatively conn ecting such slidewith the counter-wheel to retate the same in one direction; a leverprovided on one side with a tooth arranged to 0 see,

engage the rim of the disk and to enter the notch therein, and providedon the other side with a stop adapted and arranged to stand in the pathof the slide when the disk is in position to engage the tooth with itsrim, and arranged to be out of the path of the slide when the tooth isin the notch; means for operating the slide; and a spring arranged tohold the lever toward the disk.

9. In a fare-register, the combination of a trip counter wheel journaledon an axle; means connected with the axle to turn the tripcounter wheelforward to set it to U and arranged to allow such wheels to rotateforward on the axle; means arranged to prevent the counter-wheel fromturning backward and allow it to turn in the other direction; atrip-signal cylinder having upon its face signals to indicate the in antout trips and provided with a cog-wheel having a number of teeth equalto a multiple of the number of such signals; an arm fastened to the axleand provided with a series of teeth equal in number to one less than thenumber of such signals; and a handle for rotating the axle.

10. In a fare-register, the combination of a trip-counter wheeljournaled on an axle; means connected with the axle to turn thetripcounter wheel forward to set it to O;

and arranged to allow such counter-wheel to rotate forward on the axle;means arranged to prevent the counter-wheel from turning backward andallow it to turn in the other direction; a trip-signal cylinder havingupon its face signals to indicate the in and out trips, and providedwith a cog-wheel having a suitable number of teeth; an arm fastened tothe axle and provided with teeth arranged to mesh with the teeth of thetrip-signal cylinder; the counter-actuating slide; mechanism operativelyconnecting such slide with the counter-wheel to turn the same; a diskfastened to the counter-wheel to rotate therewith aud provided with anotch to seat a tooth; a lever provided on one side with a tootharranged to engage the rim of the disk and to seatin the notch, andprovided 011 the other side with a catch arranged to project into thepath of the slide when the tooth. ongages the rim of the disk and towithdraw from the path of the slide when the tooth seats in the notch;and a spring arranged to press the lever toward the disk.

JOHN ROBERT MURLXY.

\VAL' "EH MAGEE.

AUGUST WAGNIE HG.

Vitnesses:

JAMES R. 'lowxsunio,

